TAUNTON WAS A COMPOSITE VESSEL OF 687 TONS
BUILT IN 1868 AT HARTLEPOOL BY DENTON GRAY & CO FOR WATTS MILBURN & CO FOR
USE ON THE TEA TRADE.HER CAPTAIN WAS CAPTAIN J HOGG

IN 1881 SHE WAS SOLD TO G B MEAGER OF SWANSEA
AND RE RIGGED AS A BARQUE.IN 1892 SHE WAS SOLD TO J A FERREIRA & CO OF LISBON
AND RENAMED EMILIA

SHE MADE TWO
VOYAGES TO NEW ZEALAND ONLY. SHE WAS CHARTERED BY SHAW SAVILLE & CO.
THE FIRST VOYAGE IN 1874 SHE WAS UNDER THE COMMAND OF CAPTAIN COCHRANE ARRIVING IN
LYTTLETON ON 2ND SEPTEMBER, A VOYAGE OF 117 DAYS.
THE SECOND VOYAGE WAS IN 1875 UNDER THE COMMAND OF CAPTAIN CLARK SHE LEFT
GRAVESEND ON JULY 2ND AND ARRIVED IN PORT CHALMERS ON OCTOBER 6TH OF THE SAME
YEAR.

IN 1898 SHE STRUCK THUNDERBOLT ROCK WHILE ON A
VOYAGE FROM LOURENCO MARQUES BOUND FOR NEW ORLAEANS. SHE WAS TOWED TO PORT
ELIZABETH BUT SANK UNDER TOW